Write a short story that takes place in a winter cabin.

Posted in Winter on Oct 26, 2022

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“Whilmhelm” by Weston Peno

Submitted to Contest #23

The wind was whipping about and off in the west dark clouds clung to the horizon. The cold was sharp and unforgiving. It was late January and weeks had already passed since Tolliver arrived at the cabin. The cabin was nestled against a sloping hill and only stone throw away from Lake Blackwood. Inside of the cabin, a warm glow and fanatic flicker of light from the fireplace and the oil lamp placed on the table, caused shadows to brilliantly dance. Scattered throughout the cabin were scraps of food, whiskey...

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“Snowed In” by Sharon K Garner

Submitted to Contest #23

A fire roared in the stone fireplace. The pantry was full. The old lamps were filled with scented lamp oil, ready for the power outage that must surely come with the blizzard bearing down on them. The weather forecast the night before predicted the storm would hit them, but she had carefully avoided telling him about it. She watched the snow pile up on an outside sill. It was time to begin the inside snow job. If she couldn’t herd him toward their dream during this long weekend, then she feared for their marriage. Their high-tech, high-pres...

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“Nyctophobia” by Krysten Jackson

Submitted to Contest #23

Outside the windows, there was low visibility. Snow, blown disorganized and angrily, built up an extra layer of wall separating the inside from the outside only letting in a small amount of moonlight. Nonetheless, little flaws in the cabin—small gaps between logs or unsealed edges by windows and doors—still allowed a chilly breeze to lick up against Charlotte’s neck and arms. Behind her, an unimpressive wood heater struggled to combat the dominant temperature. Primarily, it ma...

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“A storm and a fear” by Amira Gilbert

Submitted to Contest #23

Buffets of wind pummeled against the wooden paneling of the aged and timeworn timber cabin. Nothing could be observed through the whirlwind of snow rapidly rushing to and fro in the silky blackness of the dead of night. The torrent of the blizzard engulfed the diminutive structure, drumming against it with a violence unto its own.Inside the cabin and distant from howling gale that raged on, in the intersection between floor and ceiling sat a woman. She was situated upon a stout stool hollowed out from a tree stump, long intricate grains and ...

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“Stalker” by Angela W

Submitted to Contest #23

Isabel had many rituals, one of which was to enjoy a view of the Pacific from a wooden bench with her twin brother Isaac. Nailed to the bench back was a gold plaque dedicating it to their mother, ‘Sylvania Eng, Devoted Wife and Mother’. The guardrail was a few yards away, beyond which was a steep drop down a craggy cliffside into the roiling waters of the Pacific. Just three years ago, they’d stood at the rail with their father, at the very spot where their mother had on...

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“Changing Spaces” by Tanya Larsen

Submitted to Contest #23

They stared each other down. Blue eyes met brown with a fierceness that could cut glass. How had they ended up in this predicament? Enemies for longer than they could remember, relying on one another for survival. Joe's knowledge of all things survival made him invaluable in their current situation. Manni's supplies, cabin and only water supply gave Joe a leg up in this crisis that he was not willing to sever.Basic words were the key, at this point. A series of grunts and acknowledgments were all that had passed between them for the three da...

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“Can You Hear Me?” by Amber Louise

Submitted to Contest #23

Christmas time can shift spirits, sometimes in strange ways. This is especially true for the younger dwellers of the world, and even more so for two little sisters with nothing but each other - and the cabin they stayed in for the winter.Christmas Eve was a fun day for Sara and Dana, but it passed by quickly. The two girl children, aged eight and six respectively, spent most of the day playing outside in the snow, next to the frozen river. They competed to see who could build the tallest snowman without it crumbling; neither girl could build...

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“A Stranger in the Snow” by William Elbert

Submitted to Contest #23

The cabin sat abandoned in the woods for decades. It was once a haven for weekend fishing trips and annual hunting retreats but now just collects dust and dead leaves. It was not a grand cabin; rather the opposite. It was only three rooms. Sizable by some cabin standards, but this was the Appalachian mountains after all, where money flows as freely as the lakes and is as deep as the cave systems. This cabin, in particular, was an original homesteader trapping cabin and thus held the title of being ingrained in local history and is even ...

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“Saving us” by Tiffany Adams

Submitted to Contest #23

"I am freezing and all I really want to do is find this cabin and rest, we have been walking for an hour." Sara said knowing it would infuriate Mark. At this point she didn't care how angry he was. She knew going through with their save the marriage retreat was a horrible idea but wanted to keep the peace, try to be civil. Who was she kidding they had not been civil to each other in months. Yet she found herself in the car driving to a Vermont retreat, in January. What southerner travels to Vermont in the winter? The one trying to prove to h...

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“Getting Lost to Find Your Soul” by Chad Lehrmann

Submitted to Contest #23

Evan looked out the window and thought, “No backing out now.” The snow was falling, and falling with a force and thickness that if he did not know better, the young man in the cabin would have thought the world itself had gone white. Gone were the thick aspen groves and clumps of cedar trees that grew tall despite the extreme altitude. Gone was the crushed gravel and granite “road” that led him here in the banged up old Land Cruiser that had seen far too many winters. Gone even was the stack of wood that would provide him warmth...

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“Cold” by Kirsten Daniel

Submitted to Contest #23

The sky is a dull gray color. No shading. No highlighting. Kind of like the wisps of hair on Nonna's head. When I was younger, I thought the snow was some kind of magic that canceled school. Spending so much time taking care of Nonna has kind of crushed that outlook. Like the branches that fell from the ice storm last week and are still littering her yard. Ugh. I grab my keys from the ignition with one hand and thread my fingers through the four or five plastic bags in the passenger seat with the other. My breath makes white cloud puffs…. “...

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“Angel of Arvada” by Kim Smyth

Submitted to Contest #23

Chapter 1 AvalancheHuddled inside their warm...

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“Pushed To The Edge ” by Jackie Black

Submitted to Contest #23

As the sun began to set on the barren, frost covered trees lining either side of the highway–Chandler Wagner’s blue 2017 Audi SUV dashed through the EZ Pass toll lane crossing into New Hampshire. Chandler Wagner was at the wheel while his girlfriend, Tara Daves, rode shotgun. “Jesus. It felt like we were going through Massachusetts forever,” Chandler remarked to Tara. “Well we were because you always neglect to pay attention to where you’re going,” Tara ...

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“Breakfast is Ready” by Toni Hall

Submitted to Contest #23

“Breakfast is ready” Susan had been lying awake in bed for half an hour after she felt his heat leave from beside her. Her heart began to quicken until she heard the sounds of firewood being cut outside their cabin. She became nervous again when the sound disappeared, only to be relieved when she then smelled bacon cooking downstairs. “Here I come!” she yelled back.She grabbed her robe and began down the stairs, gripping the handrail for support. Glancing down at her hand, holding tightly onto the rail, she immediately let go and descended ...

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“If you go down to the woods today...” by Tom Housden

Submitted to Contest #23

‘Brrr! It’s bloody freezing out here. Can’t you walk faster? My hands are freezing, in fact, everything is starting to get numb.’ Mark protested.‘Not everything I hope!’ Jenna said cheekily with a sexy smile.‘Jenna, can you think of anything else except, well, you know what. No, that part of my body is not numb... yet. But if we stay out here much longer and we don’t get to the cabin, it’ll seize up like the rest of my body is starting to, so would you get a move on please,’ was Mark’s reply.‘You know how this weather makes me, Mark. I just ...

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Write a short story that takes place in a winter cabin.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 76 stories

“Whilmhelm” by Weston Peno

“Snowed In” by Sharon K Garner

“Nyctophobia” by Krysten Jackson

“A storm and a fear” by Amira Gilbert

“Stalker” by Angela W

“Changing Spaces” by Tanya Larsen

“Can You Hear Me?” by Amber Louise

“A Stranger in the Snow” by William Elbert

“Saving us” by Tiffany Adams

“Getting Lost to Find Your Soul” by Chad Lehrmann

“Cold” by Kirsten Daniel

“Angel of Arvada” by Kim Smyth

“Pushed To The Edge ” by Jackie Black

“Breakfast is Ready” by Toni Hall

“If you go down to the woods today...” by Tom Housden

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